Charlie Angus: Jian Ghomeshi's Trial Is About Him, Not The Women
An NDP MP has taken to Facebook to share the lessons he's learned from the trial of Jian Ghomeshi, a man he has known for 25 years and now sees as a predator.
Charlie Angus' post — now going viral — highlights how Ghomeshi's defence lawyer has called into question the credibility of the three women behind the sex assault allegations against the disgraced former CBC Radio host.
The Ontario MP suggested it is an example of how the legal system fails women.
"Nobody close to Jian even pretends he is innocent, and somehow this isn't an issue — the women are," Angus wrote.
Charlie Angus: 15 hours ago
"I have known Jian Ghomeshi casually for 25 plus years. What did I learn from the trial? 1) That a woman who remembers being beaten is not considered credible because she didn't know the make of his car. 2) That famous people can afford lawyers known as "Hannibal Lecter" for their ability to take sexual assault witnesses apart. 3) That Jian won't bother to refute any of the charges because as some law expert says: "There are many reasons why an accused elects not to call evidence. One of them is that the complainants have been destroyed in cross-examination.'' 4) That Jian flourished as a predator in what should have been the safest organization in the country and that the legal system continues to fail women and 5) that nobody close to Jian even pretends he is innocent, and somehow this isn't an issue -- the women are."
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/02/11/charlie-angus-jian-ghomeshi-facebook_n_9208488.html
An NDP MP has taken to Facebook to share the lessons he's learned from the trial of Jian Ghomeshi, a man he has known for 25 years and now sees as a predator.
Charlie Angus' post — now going viral — highlights how Ghomeshi's defence lawyer has called into question the credibility of the three women behind the sex assault allegations against the disgraced former CBC Radio host.
The Ontario MP suggested it is an example of how the legal system fails women.
"Nobody close to Jian even pretends he is innocent, and somehow this isn't an issue — the women are," Angus wrote.
Charlie Angus: 15 hours ago
"I have known Jian Ghomeshi casually for 25 plus years. What did I learn from the trial? 1) That a woman who remembers being beaten is not considered credible because she didn't know the make of his car. 2) That famous people can afford lawyers known as "Hannibal Lecter" for their ability to take sexual assault witnesses apart. 3) That Jian won't bother to refute any of the charges because as some law expert says: "There are many reasons why an accused elects not to call evidence. One of them is that the complainants have been destroyed in cross-examination.'' 4) That Jian flourished as a predator in what should have been the safest organization in the country and that the legal system continues to fail women and 5) that nobody close to Jian even pretends he is innocent, and somehow this isn't an issue -- the women are."
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2016/02/11/charlie-angus-jian-ghomeshi-facebook_n_9208488.html